France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Slightly reductive and slightly angular for now, but nicely combining fat and lean characters in an interesting fashion. Needs tim.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Small glass, brief note. Rich red and black cherry with both sweet and savory spice. Not a powerhouse Gevrey, but so well balanced and composed for village wine.
Small glass, brief note. Rich and flral start with plenty of apple and lemon curd. Good richness continues through with very good density. Very enjoyable now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Magnum. I like this much more than Charmes. Bright orchard fruit with good density and precision. Great energy. Very good now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Lithe red and black cherry with enough weight and perhaps a trace too much whole bunch, at least that’s how it seems this young. Fun overall.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Ever so slightly reductive. Rich and opulent with a decadent finish. Nothing reticent here, but so much background acidity and minerality makes it incredibly complex.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Ripe and lean combine well here, mostly mature. There is a faint bitterness that is both intriguing and bothersome. Greet weight.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. A simply great bottle. Lush and powerful that eases its way into a long finish without a hair moving out of place. So elegant .
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Monumental in its style, which is the style I adore. Beeswax and baked apple, something almost tropical, all ending with so much spice and depth.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Dark color does at matter. Magnum. Rill isn’t in so Mandy respects s. Bright, complex textures, broad array of orchard and cuatros fruits.
Small glass, brief note. Tasted twice. Amazing density for its level, this shows that crazy 2013 magic of lean/botrytis in harmony. So powerful, this will last for decades.
2013 Dom Pérignon Champagne 94 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Starts with ripe orchard fruit and lots of power, finishes with so much energy. Upside from here.
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2006 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Flawed
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. I’ve never thought this a great wine, but today’s seemed tired
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2005 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Very rich and still nicely fresh, but not the amount of energy I’d consider ideal.
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2018 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Magnum. Small glass, brief note. Still some reduction on palate but very good density for its level. Lots to come but needs a few years.
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2014 Domaine des Croix Corton-Charlemagne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Rich orchard fruits, slightly mature for the tropical freshness of Athens vintage, but very good overall.
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2021 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Slightly reductive and slightly angular for now, but nicely combining fat and lean characters in an interesting fashion. Needs tim.
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2022 Domaine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Small glass, brief note. Rich red and black cherry with both sweet and savory spice. Not a powerhouse Gevrey, but so well balanced and composed for village wine.
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2014 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Rich and flral start with plenty of apple and lemon curd. Good richness continues through with very good density. Very enjoyable now.
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2022 Pierre & Marianne Duroché Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Echanges 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Bright red cherry and berry, so well spiced throughout. Ripe while elegant at the same time.
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2018 Thierry Pillot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Good power, slightly awkward for now, good+ length. Genevrieres much better. Magnum.
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2018 Thierry Pillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Magnum. I like this much more than Charmes. Bright orchard fruit with good density and precision. Great energy. Very good now.
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2022 Arnaud Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru La Perrière 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Lithe red and black cherry with enough weight and perhaps a trace too much whole bunch, at least that’s how it seems this young. Fun overall.
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2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Ever so slightly reductive. Rich and opulent with a decadent finish. Nothing reticent here, but so much background acidity and minerality makes it incredibly complex.
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2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Rich apple and pear with a floral start. Incredibly fresh and vibrant, through zoo a very long finish. Great now, with upside.
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2010 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. magnum. Rich and lush with so much substantive structure that always stays off the Amin stage. Great now
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2004 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Ripe and lean combine well here, mostly mature. There is a faint bitterness that is both intriguing and bothersome. Greet weight.
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1999 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. A simply great bottle. Lush and powerful that eases its way into a long finish without a hair moving out of place. So elegant .
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1996 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. The only bad thing I can say is it’s less fresh and complete vs the brilliant 1999.
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1986 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Monumental in its style, which is the style I adore. Beeswax and baked apple, something almost tropical, all ending with so much spice and depth.
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1982 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Dark color does at matter. Magnum. Rill isn’t in so Mandy respects s. Bright, complex textures, broad array of orchard and cuatros fruits.
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1992 Domaine Ramonet Montrachet 97 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Last pout. Totally brilliant textural charmer, unctuous and layered. So, so dense. Fantastic.
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2020 William Kelley Chambolle-Musigny Fouchères 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Small glass, brief note. Rich start, texturally exciting middle, bright finish, all While showing good+ wieight.
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2013 Arnaud Ente Meursault Clos des Ambres 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. Tasted twice. Amazing density for its level, this shows that crazy 2013 magic of lean/botrytis in harmony. So powerful, this will last for decades.
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2008 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 96 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Dense and muscular with so much apple and pear. So much. Great length.
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2002 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. This wasn’t as open and harmonious as many, many previous bottles. At an odd place, or an odd bottle.
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2018 Domaine Fourrier Chambolle-Musigny Vieille Vigne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Small glass, brief note. Great for its level, plenty of red fruits with good+ heft, enough structure to carrry it forward. Very good now
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2002 Sine Qua Non Syrah Just For the Love of It 96 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Small glass, brief note. Still so dense and easily fresh enough. Brilliant now and going to stay this lively for a while.
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2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Just a baby... but a sexy, gorgeous baby . With boatloads of spice.
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1961 Domaine Clair-Daü Bonnes Mares 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass. Magnum. Enough lingering red and black cherry with plenty of cooked mushroom, great length, and a slightly sweet finish.
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1961 Domaine Clair-Daü Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass. Fresher than the Bonnes Mares just tasted with more black cherry, and almost as layered and nuanced.
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2002 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass. There was a dirty element here that made me think the bottle was imperfect, but it might just have been the whole cluster dominance.
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1993 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass. Black cherry with slightly sweet spice, roasted meat, and very good power. Great now.
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2005 Dujac Fils et Père Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaumonts 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Black and red fruits with Asian five spice, silky tannins are seamlessly integrated.
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2006 Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Richer than the 2005 with a similarly spiced profile, but slightly sweeter and not quite as effortlessly complete.
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2007 Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass. Mature red cherry with baking spice, good weight and balance. Good now, I doubt further upside.
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1997 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Small glass. Mature black plum and cherry with good concentration ending with braised meat notes.
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